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Show TO ELECTRIFY TUGET SOUND MAINL1IIE Right to Transmit Power Over Public Domain Is Granted. WAHIIIXGTOX, Jan. 7. What Secretary Sec-retary Kikhor believes to bo the beginning begin-ning of tho electrification uf all ttana-eontinental ttana-eontinental railroads was marked to dav by a grunt to the tireat falls (Mont.) F'nwer company to transmit, over public domain under strict government gov-ernment regulation!, mner for the electrification of -l.'0 miles of trarks of the main line of ton Chicago, Mil-waakee Mil-waakee I'uget Monnd railroad, ho-tnecu ho-tnecu llarlorttoHB, Mont., and Avery, Ida. Tho fact that the Ureal Kail com-pauy com-pauy was 'willing to accept the fullest prutisions for the protcclmn of public interests, even where all it waa asking ask-ing was for a trauntni v.ion lino." is of even greater importance from tbe public, beuelit poiut of view, asserted secretary Ki.ber todiiy. than tho further fur-ther great electrification of railroads which um ft follow. " It -iernorjt rnte-,'' he eoDtiniied, "Dot on)v that the provi.iona for pro-t"tioa pro-t"tioa of the publie in to rent upon whi-h tbe uopmrtmcnt .of the iutvrior iimiKtu, do pot pruhilwt water ftower rle Vftopmott sM hefi ctftimrti hy Its 0(-poooutj. 0(-poooutj. hut that tb treat net Hwvrlop-m.nt Hwvrlop-m.nt whft'b has -wt takra pUee in tbe practical appliratioo of electrieity eao he and ia l rem it taken utvlcr thfe ery pro iniou4. The powor oimvanv and tho department fouud that taey rould oHcratn coidiallv and rflVrtively in ftiiuff tho tcrniM of a frrant mi as to reroKiiii fllr.-tivrlv both i.ultlic and private intoreta and rihta. ' Tk yiaiit, whirh in for flftv v,ar-, k worked out inider the art of Marrh I. MM I. r. lRt i 11 t to I'loftrieiil tranamia-nioiifl, tranamia-nioiifl, tel(Mhoue and WlognmU lina. heerctarv Kiehor aiiil -t chould l.o a 'prefcdent wbit-b will hmo a far I n Hbi-itf rflect. J The irant ia MiUiet tu rtad.jutmnt e iry ten yeura. provitles for regulation regula-tion of 1 ate and ervi,-e. the a!e of power to tho I'nited istawa,- the tate aud c-itie at aa low a rate a ia (riven any other buyer, and urohihita the transfer of the permit without thn approval ap-proval of tin M'civtry of the Interior. |